VMD 513: Pet animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

THE RECOMMENDED PROGRAM FOR WORMING YOUR DOG

• Every 2 weeks from birth to 3 months old
• Every month from 3 months to 6 months of age
• Every 3 months from 6 months old onwards for life
• Pregnant bitches should be wormed 2 weeks before whelping
• We recommend highly effective all-wormers like Drontal, Popantel, Milbemax, Canex & Endogard. Some are flavoured like canex beef chews and endogard (liver). For puppies there are chocolate flavoured liquid suspensions and pastes for cats. Supermarket wormers are not recommended because most are less than 90% effective against the common worms.
• A highly effective way to worm your cat without having to use a tablet or paste is to apply Revolution to the skin at the back of the neck. It is very effective against roundworms and hookworms but not tapeworms. However, it treats fleas (which are the carriers of tapeworms) as well as worms. It also treats feline heartworm & ear mites all in one monthly application.